New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-06
THE SINALOA COLONISTS..
SUGAR PLANTING WINE INTERESTS - Law
ISH REFORM.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 5.-The long expected
heavy rain set in on Thursday night after fitful
showers earlier In the week. and the downpour
was so generous that fears Of dry season In most
parts of the State are ended. Reports from va
rious counties show good steady rainfall, ami
though it is late in the a good crop may yet
be secured.
Professor Holden. after July next, win resign
the Presidency Of the State University in order
to give his entire time as Director of Lick OBJ
servatory.
The anti-debris men in the Legislature suffered
severe defeat this week when Ohleyr's bill maxi
ing the washing Of any debris into navigable
stream q felony was defeated by O vote of 81 to
20. The bill was 80 severe in its provisions that
several members from farming counties refused to
support it. The hydraulic miners are strong in
this Legislature and are working hard to get some
relief from tho present law that paralyzes their
industry.
a cooperative colony will soon be established
IN Los Angeles by number of people who have
become dissatisfied with the Topolobampo scheme.
The capital stock will be 81 900 and the mem
bership will be limited TO one hundred Each
share Of stock will entlc the holder 10 ten acres
OF ground.
Tho Topolobampo colony in Sinaloa is exciting
considerable discussion here owing to conflicting
reports brought by returning members. One dis
g'lsted colOniSt named j. w. Nichols OF New-YorI<
declares that the colony scheme is fraud and
that the projectors have shown no business shrewd-
ness In its management. Others who have reached
this city assert that the colonists are doing well
and though they are living in primitive way
They are not suffering for the necessaries Of life.
In
Fucrte River, about forty miles from the site OF
Tho future city of Gonzales They have plenty Of
water and are said to be clearing the land for
crops. Hungarian sugar planter named Zuc-
cant Is said to have joined the community and
colonsts expect to work his plantation, as a new
mill has been ordered in this city. temporary
camp of coonists is established on Topolobampo
Bay on the site OF the future capital The people
are living In tents and arc forced to bring water
seven miles on mule-back The colony agent in
san Francisco received by the last steamer from
Guaymas 500 to purchase supplies for tho colo
nlsts and twelve persons will sail from Los An
geles on the next steamer for the colony The
worst feature OF the enterprise is the misreprcsen-
tatons made in the circular in regard to the habor
OF Topolobampo. The entrance is through a mar
row channel. and no vessel drawing more than
twenty feet can get in at high tide CAPTAIN
hfddlestadt, who has been up and down the blexi-
can COAST for many years, declares that the bar
Dor can never be utilized as port for deep draft
vessels.
During the excitement over the street car strike
for forty-ive days tho militia did guard duty at
various armories In this city. Now there is great
wrath over their pay for this service. which leaves
them only eighty-five cents for each twenty-four
hours guardmounting During the Sand Lot
riots the militia were paid SO per day Tor tnc
same service, but then money was raised by the
contributions OF the citizens.
Tho Democratic Legislature. although elected
on reform platform. is making larger raids into
the State Treasury than any Of It's predecessors
Inc senate with forty members and thirty-six
committees nnds IL necessary to have seventy
Three clerks and other employees who draw 1886
daily In salaries The Assembly with eighty
members and forty-fve committees has ninety
i've employees whose daily salary is S4s5.
Five hundred OF the small Chinese quail from
the Swallow district have been imported here and
distributed In lots OF one hundred on the ranches
OF gentlemen interested in sporting. They are mob
more than half the size OF California quail and are
somewhat smaller than New England quail They
are rapid flyers and it takes good shot to brin.
them down.
The Viticultural Convention called by President
Wetmore was n farce. Nothing material was ac-
complShef. The leading speakers INDUCED in
plain talk. but everything had been arranged by
the chairman and was carried through in bhc style
or Democratic primary. The bin pending before
the Legislature was cmasculatcd in the interests
of the city wine-malers.
The Spring Valley Water Company hns decided
b. issue 100000 Of four per cent bonds to be
used IN bui!din- the great dam at Crystal Springs
IN san Ma'co County, which viii be the LARGEST
Gam FOR The storage Of water IN the world.
The White Cooks and Walters Union forced
All restaurant keepers TO make their employees
DIN The union this week. Not . sinele restaurant
darcs oppose the movement and provoke the boy
cobt
IN old and wcll-l1nown pioneer merchant. Bella
Weilman, Of Wellman, Peek & Co... died this week
1t his home acres the bay. lie was native Of
Massachusetts and siNty-sX years old.
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